Chris Criswell spoke with KSBW about two Salinas residents who are accused of murdering two children.

Chris Criswell spoke with KSBW about two Salinas residents who are accused of murdering two children.

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Updated: 7:23 PM PST Dec 30, 2015

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WEBVTT THIS IS ACTION NEWS 8.DAN: GOOD EVENING, I'M DANGREEN.ERIN: AND I'M ERIN CLARK.WE ARE BEGINNING TONIGHT WITH ANACTION NEWS 8 EXCLUSIVE AND NEWINSIGHT INTO THE CIRCUSMTANCESSURROUNDING THE MURDER OF TWOCHILDREN IN SALINAS.THEIR BODIES WERE FOUND IN AREDDING STORAGE LOCKER EARLIERTHIS MONTH.TONIGHT, THE HUSBAND OF ACCUSEDKILLER TAMI HUNTSMAN IS SHARINGHIS STORY.ACTION NEWS REPORTER FELIXCORTEZ IS LIVE WITH TONIGHT'STOP STORY.FELI ESTRANGED HUSBAND ANDPOTENTIALLY KEY WITNESS IN THISMURDER INVESTIGATION CHRIS, CRISWELL, IS BEAKING HISSILENCE, AND HE HAD SOME HARSHWORDS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS WHOWHO VISITED THE HUNTSMAN HOME.>> >> TAMMY HUNTSMAN WAS THEPERFECT MOTHER, THE PERFECHOUSEWIFE, THE PERFECT PERSON,UP UNTIL THE POINT SHE MET THATCAN'T.FELIX: 39-YEAR-OLD TAMMYHUNTSMAN AND HER 17-YEAR-OLDBOYFRIEND GONZALO CURIEL NOWCHARGED WITH ABUSING ANDTORTURING THREE CHILDREN IN THISSALINAS APARTMENT TO THE POINTTWO OF THEM DIED FROM INJURIES-- FROM INJURIES.SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME,HUNTSMAN'S ESTRANGED HUSBANDCHRIS CRISWELL SAYS TAMI'S LIFESPUN OUT OF CONTROL AFTERMEETING THE TEENAGE CURIEL.>> SHE WAS NEVER A VINDICTIVEPERSON, SHE WASN'T EVIL, SHWASN'T ANYTHING.I DON'T KNOW WHAT FLIPPED HERSWITCH, WHAT MADE HER DO WHATSHE DID.BUT WHATEVER HER AND THAT KIDDID, THEY DID.THEY'RE MAKING IT MY PROBLEMLIKE I DID SOMETHING.I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.JACK: FELIX: -- FELIX: CHRISCRISWELL NOW DEALING WITH HISOWN LEGAL PROBLEMS AS HE TRIESTO GET CUSTODY OF HIS12-YEAR-OLD TWINS HE HAD WITHHUNTSMAN.CRISWELL SAYS PROSECUTORS INPLUMAS COUNTY SAY HE ABANDONEDHIS CHILDREN AND DOING SO PLACEDTHEM IN SUBSTANTIAL RISK FORINJURY OR DEATH.>> OUR HOME ON 501 FREMONT WASAN IMMACULATE HOME PRIOR TO MELEAVING, AND THEN WHEN I LEFT IDON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.THEY SAID THERE WERE ROACHES ANDLICE AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF.FELIX: SALINAS POLICE AND SOCIALWORKERS ADMIT HALF A DOZENWELFARE CHECKS WERE DONE ATHUNTSMAN'S APARTMENT BUT NOTHINGWAS DISCOVERED THAT FORCED THEMTO REMOVE THE CHILDREN-- THE CHILDREN.HUNTSMAN'S ESTRANGED HUSBANDSAYS HE HAD HIS OWN CONCERNS ANDSAYS SOCIAL WORKERS DID LITTLETO PREVENT A TRAGEDY.>> I FULLY BELIEVE THAT MONTEREYCOUNTY CHILD SERVICES HAD THEBALL AND THEY DROPPED THE BALLTHEY KNEW THAT WHEN I CALLTHEM TWICE IN LAST YEAR, PRIORTO ANYONE ELSE CALLING THEM.THEY KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS INTHAT HOME, AND THEY DIDN'TADDRESS THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY.FELIX: ELIOTT ROBINSON OFMONTEREY SOCIAL SERVICES WASUNAVAILABLE FOR RESPONSE ONWEDNESDAY, BUT IN A PREVIOS-- IN A PREVIOUS INTERVIEW HE, ADDRESSED CONCERNS THAT CHILDPROTECTIVE SERVICES SHOULD HAVESEEN TRAGEDY LOOMING AT THEHUNTSMAN HOUSE>> FOR US, AS A DEPARTMENT, IFWE COULD SEE THE FUTURE CLEARLWE WOULD HAVE INTERVENED.YOU CAN'T PREDICT CRIME.WE DON'T PUT PEOPLE INTO SOMECOMPUTER AND SAY, YOU ARE GOINGTO COMMIT A CRIME.FELIX: BOTH HUNTSMAN AND CURIELWILL BE IN A PLUMAS COUNTYCOURTROOM JANUARY 7, AT WHICHTIME PROSECUTORS UP THERE WILLASK A JUDGE THE COUPLE BETRANSFERRED TO MONTEREY COUNTYTO FACE THOSE MURDER CHARGES.ERIN: ACTION NEWS ALSO HAS TRIEDTO OBTAIN SEARCH WARRANTS

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Chris Criswell spoke with KSBW about two Salinas residents who are accused of murdering two children.